Richard Simmons has secretly transitioned into a woman named “Fiona,” The National Enquirer is reporting — in a report that the former fitness guru’s publicist is denying as “Crap.”
Simmons has widely been reported for the past two years as hiding out from fans in his Hollywood Hills mansion. But the real reason is not that he’s turned into a recluse — it’s because he has been taking hormones and consulting with doctors about “secret surgeries” to diminish his manhood and augment his breasts, the tabloid reports.
“He’s changed into a woman!” the tabloid says, calling Simmons, 67, “The New Caitlyn Jenner” in its latest issue.
The transformation has gone well beyond just dressing in drag, as he’s done to comic effect repeatedly over the years.
Asked about the story, Simmons publicist Tom Estey told the Daily Mail Online, “This is crap.”
Simmons was photographed wearing a bushy beard as he left Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles on Monday, Estey noted.He’d been at the hospital for treatment for severe dehydration, his people insist.